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Shattering history: Where Vaibhav Sooryavanshi ranks among India’s youngest international debutants across all formats originally appeared on Cricket News. Add Cricket News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.

Sooryavanshi could become India’s youngest-ever men’s international debutant on Friday.

He would break Tendulkar’s record, having already topped the squad-selection mark.

India face Ireland in two T20Is before a five-match series against England.

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has gone from strength to strength, ruling the IPL, picking up a string of individual honours, and most recently reminding everyone of his class by striking the fastest fifty ever recorded in List A cricket. This knock helped India seal a series win just last week over Sri Lanka A.
That rapid rise has now brought him to the doorstep of an even bigger landmark. Having already secured his maiden call-up to the senior national side, Sooryavanshi stands on the verge of becoming the youngest men’s cricketer ever to represent India internationally.
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Should he take the field in the opening T20I against Ireland on Friday, he will leapfrog Sachin Tendulkar to claim that record outright. What makes this situation particularly interesting is the nature of the side he’s trying to break into.
Unlike many young talents who walk into teams with clear gaps to fill, Sooryavanshi is knocking on the door of one of the most stacked batting units anywhere in world cricket right now, making this as much a selection puzzle for team management as it is a personal milestone for the youngster himself.
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Sachin Tendulkar holds the record for India’s youngest debutant in both Tests and ODIs following his legendary entry into international cricket back in 1989 at just 16 years of age.

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In the T20I format, that distinction currently belongs to Washington Sundar, a record that now looks set to fall. At just 15 years and 87 days, Sooryavanshi would comfortably eclipse Sundar’s mark if handed his T20I debut.

He’s no stranger to breaking age records either, having already become the youngest player in the history of T20 cricket overall when he debuted for Bihar in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy back in 2024, aged just 13 years and 241 days.

Player

Age at debut

Format

Year

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi*

15y 87d

T20I

2026

Sachin Tendulkar

16y 205d

Test

1989

Sachin Tendulkar

16y 238d

ODI

1989

Washington Sundar

18y 80d

T20I

2017

Parthiv Patel

17y 152d

Test

2002

India’s two-match T20I series against Ireland will be played at Stormont in Belfast on June 26 and June 28, before the squad shifts focus to a five-match series against England running from July 1 to 11.

Date

Match

Venue

June 26, 2026

1st T20I

Belfast

June 28, 2026

2nd T20I

Belfast

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